Top Boy Baby Names starting with R

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1949.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1949 Starting On R.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names from 1949 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys this specific year.

Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
2Robert1 in 20 (4.92%)83,746
7Richard1 in 33 (2.99%)50,902
11Ronald1 in 54 (1.85%)31,456
25Roger1 in 133 (0.75%)12,800
30Raymond1 in 151 (0.66%)11,298
50Ralph1 in 253 (0.4%)6,735
51Roy1 in 257 (0.39%)6,610
65Ronnie1 in 326 (0.31%)5,228
69Russell1 in 340 (0.29%)5,000
79Randall1 in 410 (0.24%)4,149
87Rodney1 in 446 (0.22%)3,818
92Randy1 in 471 (0.21%)3,613
109Ray1 in 632 (0.16%)2,694
148Ricky1 in 957 (0.1%)1,778
170Randolph1 in 1,273 (0.08%)1,337
171Rick1 in 1,279 (0.08%)1,331
177Roland1 in 1,421 (0.07%)1,198
189Reginald1 in 1,593 (0.06%)1,068
191Rickey1 in 1,612 (0.06%)1,056
203Ruben1 in 1,791 (0.06%)950
207Rex1 in 1,848 (0.05%)921
224Rudolph1 in 2,187 (0.05%)778
236Ross1 in 2,351 (0.04%)724
243Rudy1 in 2,484 (0.04%)685
246Rodger1 in 2,606 (0.04%)653
251Robin1 in 2,706 (0.04%)629
252Raul1 in 2,714 (0.04%)627
261Roosevelt1 in 2,899 (0.03%)587
281Roberto1 in 3,105 (0.03%)548
294Ron1 in 3,502 (0.03%)486
298Rufus1 in 3,613 (0.03%)471
304Ramon1 in 3,708 (0.03%)459
306Ricardo1 in 3,748 (0.03%)454
324Randal1 in 4,141 (0.02%)411
337Roderick1 in 4,807 (0.02%)354
364Rene1 in 5,616 (0.02%)303
366Ronny1 in 5,828 (0.02%)292
375Royce1 in 5,950 (0.02%)286
380Rickie1 in 6,166 (0.02%)276
404Rafael1 in 7,091 (0.01%)240
407Rocky1 in 7,242 (0.01%)235
411Rodolfo1 in 7,431 (0.01%)229
432Reed1 in 8,383 (0.01%)203
457Reynaldo1 in 10,010 (0.01%)170
459Roscoe1 in 10,130 (0.01%)168
461Rocco1 in 10,190 (0.01%)167
465Ramiro1 in 10,377 (0.01%)164
481Reuben1 in 11,270 (0.01%)151
485Randell1 in 11,498 (0.01%)148
505Riley1 in 12,991 (0.01%)131
516Rogelio1 in 13,614 (0.01%)125
525Russel1 in 14,181 (0.01%)120
540Rogers1 in 14,670 (0.01%)116
573Roman1 in 17,913 (0.01%)95
597Reid1 in 19,561 (0.01%)87
598Rory1 in 19,561 (0.01%)87
612Robbie1 in 21,009 (0%)81
621Royal1 in 22,101 (0%)77
644Rayford1 in 23,969 (0%)71
645Regis1 in 23,969 (0%)71
673Rod1 in 27,012 (0%)63
693Raleigh1 in 29,341 (0%)58
694Reggie1 in 29,341 (0%)58
700Rand1 in 29,856 (0%)57
713Ryan1 in 30,941 (0%)55
731Rolando1 in 33,368 (0%)51
741Refugio1 in 34,035 (0%)50
760Rosendo1 in 36,995 (0%)46
761Rubin1 in 36,995 (0%)46
800Raymundo1 in 41,506 (0%)41
810Reyes1 in 44,783 (0%)38
819Rollin1 in 45,994 (0%)37
831Rolland1 in 47,271 (0%)36
840Reymundo1 in 50,052 (0%)34
841Rusty1 in 50,052 (0%)34
849Rudolfo1 in 51,569 (0%)33
856Reynold1 in 53,180 (0%)32
881Roel1 in 58,682 (0%)29
929Rolf1 in 68,071 (0%)25
930Rupert1 in 68,071 (0%)25
939Raphael1 in 70,907 (0%)24
956Raynaldo1 in 73,990 (0%)23
957Romeo1 in 73,990 (0%)23
978Rosario1 in 81,036 (0%)21
979Russ1 in 81,036 (0%)21
997Randel1 in 85,088 (0%)20
998Rojelio1 in 85,088 (0%)20
1020Raymon1 in 94,543 (0%)18
1021Rigoberto1 in 94,543 (0%)18
1022Rosevelt1 in 94,543 (0%)18
1045Rodrigo1 in 100,104 (0%)17
1046Rudolf1 in 100,104 (0%)17
1091Robby1 in 113,451 (0%)15
1092Rondal1 in 113,451 (0%)15
1093Ronney1 in 113,451 (0%)15
1115Rey1 in 121,555 (0%)14
1116Rob1 in 121,555 (0%)14
1145Raoul1 in 130,905 (0%)13
1146Rueben1 in 130,905 (0%)13
1216Raeford1 in 154,706 (0%)11

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026


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